Phineas Baxandall and Lizzi Weyant Last week, the U.S. House introduced bills to fund our nation's transportation system for the next five years. The new rules for spending $260 billion would be significantly tilted toward highways with … [Read more...]
President’s Recess Appointment Will Give Consumer Watchdog the Teeth it Needs
Kudos to President Obama for standing up for consumers today by announcing that he will make a recess appointment of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The President's action … [Read more...]
Mass AG Sues Five National Banks
The reckless and predatory Wall Street practices collapsed our economy in 2008, causing trillions of dollars in lost savings, jobs and home ownership. Today, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley filed suit against five national … [Read more...]
Your Candidate, Paid for by Corporate America
Americans are about to experience their first election under new the campaign finance regime outlined in the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, Citizens United v. FEC. The decision basically said that corporations have the same right to … [Read more...]